Lauren Zelaya

R & d Food Safety and Quality Assurance Senior Scientist @PepsiCo

Chicago, IL, US
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WORK HISTORY

Jan 2021 — Present

R & d Food Safety and Quality Assurance Senior Scientist @PepsiCo

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Barrington, IL, US

Owned the 3D Global Scorecard Program and led a cross functional team of Supply Chain, Quality Control, Governance & Compliance, and R&D experts across 5 sectors to globally expand overall focus and compliance to key Quality and Food Safety measures while further enhancing system capability in support of diverse and increasingly complex manufacturing platforms• Advised R&D Product Developers on customer performance insights and governed Quality Compliance during all qualifications, validations, and commercialization of PC Innovation projects with 9 First Time Right launches YTD in 2022• Developed and implemented division wide supply chain trainings in newly harmonized PFNA Quality Standards across 48 Frito-Lay and Quaker Oat manufacturing sites delivering a 15% reduction in inefficient testings across the field

EDUCATION

2013 — 2017

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

SKILLS

TeamworkChemical EngineeringCommunity ServiceLeadershipProblem SolvingData AnalysisFood ScienceResearchPublic SpeakingMicrosoft OfficeScientific WritingTime ManagementSocial Media

ABOUT LAUREN ZELAYA

I\'m a Food Safety and Quality Assurance Professional, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and a minor in Food Science and Human Nutrition. I have experience working as a manufacturing resource in the food industry, supporting production through sanitation and quality team support. I hope to further develop my professional and personal skills in my current role with experience on a global team that works with corporate, R&D, and manufacturing environments.

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